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Funded! This project successfully raised its funding goal on August 25, 2012.

Shirt Mockup and Outreach!

Update #2 · Jul 31, 2012 · comment

The amazing and talented Melody Lu is not only making us a mural, but has generously donated a special design that we are going to use for the exclusive Kickstarter backer shirt! This shirt will be available at the $32 level, as well as contained in the prizes at $64, $512 and $1337 levels.

The shirts will be American Apparel, and available in both unisex and women's sizes and available in both long and short sleeves. The actual image may end slightly further from the edges of the shirt (the preliminary design has been approved by our printer and now we are firming up the final drawings).

EDIT: By popular demand, we now offer long-sleeved shirts too. Please add $5 to your donation to cover the costs.

Thank you so much to everybody who has supported us thus far. If you'd like to help out more, please:

  • Like and share the campaign, especially on Facebook. We get more referrals from Facebook than anywhere else. A small note explaining why the Dojo is worthwhile makes a world of difference on conversion too, even something as simple as "This community means a whole lot to me, please check it out!" would be amazing.
  • Join the media team by signing up for this mailing list. Bring some friends since this bit is totally a numbers game!
  • Got a corporate sponsor lead? Send it to sponsorships@hackerdojo.com
  • Want to contribute another way? Email iWantToHelp@hackerdojo.com

From all of us at Hacker Dojo, thank you so much for your support!

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    Our eternal appreciation!

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    A Dojo bumper sticker! Show your Dojo pride on your car, laptop, bike or wherever else!

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    A Hacker Dojo shirt! Support a great cause while reducing your chances of public indecency. Shirts are American Apparel and come in both men's and women's sizes. Please add $10 for international shipping.

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    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
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    Photo mural! Send us a photograph of yourself, and for one month we're going to make a mural of all donors at this level on the wall. You'll get an awesome digital picture of it when we're done!

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    Box of hacker stuff! Be in the mural, and get a mug a T-shirt, a shotglass, stickers, and tons of love. We're also going to put mystery items in the box that the fire marshall doesn't like. Who needs power strips? They let you share outlets with your friends, and commemorate a long history of the fire marshalls being distressed at our behavior. Each one will have a Dojo sticker and we're printing a large red stamp that reads "rejected" to stamp each one with.

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    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
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    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
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    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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    An original Super Pong Machine, signed by Al Alcorn, the original designer of Pong, the first video game in history! If you are local, you can even meet Al Alcorn and shake his hand.

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